“LIVE” from Anthem of the Seas - Nov. 28, 2021

[TAPNKEGS]

Thanks Radio for the great commentary and pics ! going on the dec 12th sailing and am chomping at the bit here 🙂   on the breakfast front...since im having breakfast...I heard the scrambled eggs were like soup at the windjammer. can you confirm if there was a station where you can get scrambled eggs done that were a bit more "solid". petty concern I know. That said, its the smaller points that add up. Thanks again good sir !

[jimbri]

Have a great cruise, Radio!

[jimbri]

On 11/26/2021 at 7:57 PM, matt1 said:

This couldn’t be more perfectly timed! Before I left RCI for Princess I used to love reading your Live threads back from the olden days when you and Gambee were the high water mark for standards of excellence. Definitely looking forward to your daily reports! Thank you for being amazing. 

It was so good to see a review by Radio.  I too remember Gambee and his reviews.

[Radio]

1 hour ago, TAPNKEGS said:

Thanks Radio for the great commentary and pics ! going on the dec 12th sailing and am chomping at the bit here 🙂   on the breakfast front...since im having breakfast...I heard the scrambled eggs were like soup at the windjammer. can you confirm if there was a station where you can get scrambled eggs done that were a bit more "solid". petty concern I know. That said, its the smaller points that add up. Thanks again good sir !

I cannot confirm that. I had scrambled eggs yesterday and they were nicely prepared. 

 

Radio

[Radio]

Hello everyone and Good Morning. Welcome to DAY 3 of "LIVE" from Anthem of the Seas. What a difference a day makes . . . I'm not sure who said that first, but it really makes sense today.

Yesterday we were passing through cold temps and 30 kt winds. The forecast for today is bright sun and a high of 70F.  It felt really nice this morning with the sun coming up strong. It is currently only 58F but  the temperature is rising quickly.

 

We are scheduled to dock today in Port Canaveral at 2PM. Mariner of the Seas is at her homeport of Cruise Terminal 1, so we will be docking at Cruise Terminal 6. CT6 was built for Carnival, and they still use it often . . . however we will be using that terminal today. I like CT1 much better because of the options available to passengers. There are many places to walk to if you want to explore yourself or have a nice lunch as there are several nice restaurants near the terminal.

 

Today however, there are no places to walk to at CT6. You can use the Cocoa Beach Shuttle ($19pp) or get a taxi, Uber, or Lyft if you don't have an excursion planned. You also have the option of staying on board.

 

We are scheduled to leave Port Canaveral tonight at 8PM. Here are a few images. More images later from Port Canaveral. Thanks for tuning in.

 

Radio

 

 

Very early this morning in the Solarium

 

 

 

More early Solarium

 

 

 

It is very warm in the Solarium

 

 

 

The sun is coming up nicely. . .

 

 

 

It's feels nice this morning

 

 

 

Views from Deck 15

 

 

 

Blue skies and calm seas

 

 

 

Northstar is ready for passengers

 

 

 

Port Canaveral Terminal Map

 

 

 

Port Canaveral Cruise Ship Harbormaster schedule.

 

 

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[Radio]

33 minutes ago, Radio said:

I cannot confirm that. I had scrambled eggs yesterday and they were nicely prepared. 

 

Radio

I forgot to mention that there are several places where you can get fried eggs, scrambled eggs just out of the shell. . .

[CruisinMama2003]

2 hours ago, TAPNKEGS said:

Thanks Radio for the great commentary and pics ! going on the dec 12th sailing and am chomping at the bit here 🙂   on the breakfast front...since im having breakfast...I heard the scrambled eggs were like soup at the windjammer. can you confirm if there was a station where you can get scrambled eggs done that were a bit more "solid". petty concern I know. That said, its the smaller points that add up. Thanks again good sir !

You can get fresh eggs cooked to order at the omelet station(s)

[matt1]

Your pictures are what inspired me to buy the iPhone 13 Pro Max. But it’s not just the “camera”, it’s the photographer - how they use shadows, color, light, and framing to make a portrait and not just a snapshot. 

[Radio]

9 minutes ago, matt1 said:

Your pictures are what inspired me to buy the iPhone 13 Pro Max. But it’s not just the “camera”, it’s the photographer - how they use shadows, color, light, and framing to make a portrait and not just a snapshot. 

Hahaha. . .thanks for the nice comments. Only the best ones get posted. Many end up on the cutting room floor in the "Radio Pressroom"

It has been pointed out that on occasion, a poorly cropped image gats posted. . .

 

"Oh the Humanity" 😉

[Radio]

Popular Port Canaveral excursions today. . .

 

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[Radio]

Holiday Decorations are in process now. . . 

 

Radio

 

Storefront Christmas Decorations

 

 

 

The crew is providing teamwork.

 

 

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[Jimbo]

2 minutes ago, Radio said:

Holiday Decorations are in process now. . . 

 

Radio

 

Storefront Christmas Decorations

 

 

 

The crew is providing teamwork.

 

 

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Neat, you are going to be on for beginning setup and completed setup. Nice !!

[matt1]

The PTZtv Port Canaveral cam for Live viewing of Anthem of the Seas when she comes into the channel and docks…

 

https://www.portcanaveralwebcam.com/

 

😁

[Radio]

Cruise Compass Day 3

 

Radio

 

 

D3  P1

 

 

 

 

D3  P2

 

 

 

D3  P3

 

 

 

D3  P4

 

 

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[Radio]

Meet the Officers

 

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[ramja96]

Looks like Anthem is taking a wide turn! Actually just coming in via the proper shipping channel.

[RCCruiser92]

Are the Disney/Universal/Sea World shuttle shore excursions still available from Port Canaveral in the post-COVID world?  Looking to book for February but wanted to check on shore excursion availability first!

[Biker19]

40 minutes ago, RCCruiser92 said:

Are the Disney/Universal/Sea World shuttle shore excursions still available from Port Canaveral in the post-COVID world? 

Welcome to CC.

 

It may vary by ship and even itinerary, but Anthem has some listed for March. You can ask in the Roll Call for the specific sailing you are interested in.

Edited November 30, 2021 by Biker19

[LuCruise]

Up until now, the CD has just been referred to as "Mark".  Now he has a last name. 🙂

 

[RCCruiser92]

18 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

Welcome to CC.

 

It may vary by ship and even itinerary, but Anthem has some listed for March. You can ask in the Roll Call for the specific sailing you are interested in.

 Thank you!  Sorry, should have been more clear - I'm looking at this same Anthem itinerary but the 2/27/22 sail date.  We're repeat cruisers, but it will be my one year old daughter's first, so hoping to sneak a quick Disney day trip in as well via shore excursion if possible (also a Disney fanatic but can't get the husband to bite on a full Disney trip quite yet, so figured the few hours we'd get there while in port could be a good little intro to Disney for her too!).

[cyntil8ing]

56 minutes ago, RCCruiser92 said:

Are the Disney/Universal/Sea World shuttle shore excursions still available from Port Canaveral in the post-COVID world?  Looking to book for February but wanted to check on shore excursion availability first!

 

Not only COVID, but note that Anthem's port hours are only 2:00pm to 8:00pm (with all aboard @ 7:30). Not sure if a trip to Orlando, an hour's drive each way, is practical.

[RCCruiser92]

3 minutes ago, cyntil8ing said:

 

Not only COVID, but note that Anthem's port hours are only 2:00pm to 8:00pm (with all aboard @ 7:30). Not sure if a trip to Orlando, an hour's drive each way, is practical.

The RC website says port hours for Orlando on that sailing are noon-9pm.  Is that not true, are they closer to 2pm-8pm in reality?

[matt1]

Here’s she comes…

 

 

[Biker19]

2 minutes ago, RCCruiser92 said:

The RC website says port hours for Orlando on that sailing are noon-9pm.  Is that not true, are they closer to 2pm-8pm in reality?

The departure time for Anthem has been moved back by two hours (probably due to COVID protocols), leading to less time at its first stop in Florida - that change, may happen on future sailings but not yet reflected in the official itinerary or it may not happen.

[cyntil8ing]

3 minutes ago, RCCruiser92 said:

The RC website says port hours for Orlando on that sailing are noon-9pm.  Is that not true, are they closer to 2pm-8pm in reality?

 

It can vary, but can change. When I booked our Christmas cruise, we were supposed to depart Sunday @ 3:00pm and arrive at Port Canaveral Tuesday @ 1:00pm. Sometime last month,  the departure was changed to 5:00pm, and Port Canaveral arrival to 2:00pm.